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Setapp is planning to be the first third-party app store for iOS devices (www.techspot.com)

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A service called "Setapp" plans to offer iPhone, iPad, and macOS users an alternative to Apple's walled garden in 2024. The business model is geared more like...

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[–] mishimaenjoyer@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

there are a handful from the jailbreaking days but most people didn't bother because most of the time they were gone with the next ios-update.

[–] amzd@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

If you had Cydia (which basically came with every jailbreak) you had a third party app store. The apple app store was literally inspired by it.

[–] elouboub@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

So that's going to change in 2024. They legally won't be able to get kicked off iOS anymore and no jailbreak will be necessary.